I have a question about after properly shutting down after Win98 displays "it is now safe to turn your computer off' AND pressing the main frame power button OFF, the next morning I find it ON all by itself. It is turning itself on~How can this be and how can I stop it from doing this?

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The quick solution would be to unplug it from the wall.

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Yep~guess you are right, Jock~thanks; but I'm looking to *solve* the issue, so it performs *properly* as in *permanently*.

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On Tuesday, February 12, 2002 at 11:31 am, jock wrote:
The quick solution would be to unplug it from the wall.

Duh! Gee, thanks for that pearl of wisdom. I'm sure Sharon found it really helpful.

Sharon, I suspect the answer will be in your BIOS APM settings, not the Windows settings.

For example, mine has a setting (disabled) for "wake on ring", which will start the machine on an incoming phone call on the modem line. (Designed for PCs being used as fax machines.)
I also have a setting (enabled) which starts the PC from a double mouse click.

Paul D

O.K, All I can think of is this. goto control panel/power management and select Home/Office Desk in power schemes, system standby- Never,turn off monitor-Never,turn off hard disks-Never.In advanced options the two options should be shutdown when press power button or sleep button.If this doesn't work then it is probably the BIOS settings that need altering.

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it could be set to boot at a specified time, as paul stated, or it could be set to 'wake on ring'.

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Could it be that settings for Wake On LAN or similar are enabled and THAT is what is turning it back on? I am a novice but that sprang to mind for some reason.

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